The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) received a $27,938,163 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will support a range of rural public transportation services in non-urbanized areas of Louisiana, including eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, training, and intercity bus services. The grant...
The Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, awarded a $862,832 grant to the Tangipahoa Parish Council in Louisiana. The grant funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as fuel, insurance, and driver salaries, as well as provide for preventive maintenance and the installation of passenger bus shelters to support the parish's fixed-route public transit services. The grant aims...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $7,622,614 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to support the procurement of vehicles and transit services in rural, small urban, and large urban areas across Louisiana. The funding will be passed through to 4 large urban subrecipients and small urban/rural subrecipients to contract with providers for...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOT) was awarded a $763,326 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The grant period runs from June 21, 2021 through March 27, 2023. The funding supports operating assistance for transportation programs serving seniors and individuals with disabilities across 16 parishes in Louisiana. Sub-awards were provided to local councils on aging and centers...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation received a $763,317 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) federal grant program. The grant provides operating assistance funding to support transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Louisiana where public transportation options are limited or unavailable. Specifically, sub-awards...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) received a $132,794 Formula Grant award on August 4, 2021 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support LaDOTD's administration of the Recreational Trails Program for 2021-2022, including maintenance and development of recreational trails and trail-related facilities available for both motorized and non-motorized public recreational uses. As stipulated in...
This $3,846,680 Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana to support public transit infrastructure, operations, and services. The grant funds will be used to cover payroll for transit staff, fund preventive maintenance, and purchase capital items such as vehicle upgrades, bus stop facilities, and support equipment. The primary goal is to continue providing...
This $1,781,641 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) will fund transportation planning and program administration activities for 11 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) across Louisiana. The grant supports the MPOs' Unified Planning Work Programs, including general development and comprehensive planning, short-range planning,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $4,863,251.00 in funding to the Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government to support the operations and capital expenses of the Lafayette Transit System. The grant will fund the operation of fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, as well as vehicle replacement, with the goal of improving the level of safe and efficient transportation services for citizens and...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) received a $3.62 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on July 12, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding supports LaDOTD's Work Program for fiscal year 2022, which includes various activities to support construction, preservation, and improvement of Louisiana's highways. As the designated state department of transportation, LaDOTD is responsible for...